Requiem pour un Vampire
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Requiem pour un Vampire is a 1971 erotic horror film directed by Jean Rollin
, about two young woman who find themselves trapped with no escape in a haunted castle ruled by a hoard of sexually blood crazed vampires.
Walking through a field, they come to the outside of a gothic castle. There they are bitten by vampire bats, which lead them to go into the castle, where they make love in a cosy bed. After that, they tour the castle and discover a few skeletons along with a woman playing an organ. She begins to follow them, so they shoot at her but she doesn't die. They run away and are caught by some men who force themselves on them. A vampire woman stops the men and the vampire woman who chased them almost bites them until they break away, but they soon come across a male vampire who is the last of his kind and he has plans for the women. They are bitten so that they continue his bloodline, but they must stay virgins. Michelle likes the idea of everlasting life but her girlfriend has serious doubts and by sleeping with Frédéric, a random passer-by, she not only jeopardizes the vampires plans but also puts the mutual love and friendship between her and Michelle to the ultimate test. The Vampire realises that he must not continue the bloodline and lets Michelle and her girlfriend escape.
and Le Frisson des Vampires
joined the cast of Reqiem because her twin sister Catherine Castel
was unavailable. An agent had introduced Rollin to Mireille Dargent
who would play Marie's partner in the film, this agant was a crook. He used to collect Mireille's wages filling his own pocket without giving anything to her. Rollin hired a lawyer and the agent paid the earnings back to her. Mireille was grateful to him and they became good friends and she worked with him in later films. Requiem was Louise Dhour's first film. She used to sing Damia's songs at La Ville Grille (a night-club in Paris). As the Vampires' maidservant in the film she proved to be excellent and she was given the most important of her roles and since Requiem she became part of the Films ABC family.
. The castle had been rented from the Dutchess of Roche-Guyon, it was a historical place and was entirely furnished with genuine antiques, all of which were worth a fortune. It wasn't her castle Rollin and the crew were interested in, but the ruins of the dungeon above, that overlooked the whole area.
is whipping the bare naked Marie-Pierre Castel, another scene was shot with her wearing a bra and panties. The two other scenes are when Castel and Dargent make love, two scenes were shot: the original with them completely naked and the other fully clothed. The scene where Dargent is being chased by the man, the original scene was that she was topless, in the censored scene she was wearing her top.
The US and Canadian release on VHS was titled Caged Virgins on August 22, 1995
The UK VHS was released by Salvation
The film was released in France as part of the Jean Rollin
collection on 24 June 2004 and the extras include: an interview with Jean Rollin
biography and filmography
For the US and Canadian DVD release the film was re-titled to Requiem for a Vampire, the film was released on March 30, 1999. The US and Canadian re-release was released on 24 February 2009 and the extras include: alternative scenes, a 10 min interview with Louise Dhour, Trailers, additional scenes and photo gallery.
A 3 Disc Limited Edition was released by Encore in Europe in a new 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen version and the extras include: audio commentary by Jean Rollin
, original trailers, introduction by Jean Rollin
, slideshow, alternative scenes, interviews with Louise Dhour and Paul Bisciglia and a 64 page page booklet.
The UK DVD was released on 9 September 2004 by Redemption in a full frame version and the extras include: trailers, photo gallery, video art, publicity and a music video.
Jean Rollin
Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil was a French film director, actor, and novelist best known for his films in the fantastique genre such as the vampire film Le Viol du Vampire and the first French gore film Les Raisins de la Mort .-Early life:Jean Rollin was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine , France to...
, about two young woman who find themselves trapped with no escape in a haunted castle ruled by a hoard of sexually blood crazed vampires.
Plot
Two women dressed as clowns and a male driver are being chased through the countryside, from who or what reason we do not know. As the man drives, the women shoot at their pursuers. When the man is shot, the women are forced to burn the car with his body inside and once they remove their costumes, they run through a forest and later a cemetery in which one of the women, Michelle, is almost buried alive.Walking through a field, they come to the outside of a gothic castle. There they are bitten by vampire bats, which lead them to go into the castle, where they make love in a cosy bed. After that, they tour the castle and discover a few skeletons along with a woman playing an organ. She begins to follow them, so they shoot at her but she doesn't die. They run away and are caught by some men who force themselves on them. A vampire woman stops the men and the vampire woman who chased them almost bites them until they break away, but they soon come across a male vampire who is the last of his kind and he has plans for the women. They are bitten so that they continue his bloodline, but they must stay virgins. Michelle likes the idea of everlasting life but her girlfriend has serious doubts and by sleeping with Frédéric, a random passer-by, she not only jeopardizes the vampires plans but also puts the mutual love and friendship between her and Michelle to the ultimate test. The Vampire realises that he must not continue the bloodline and lets Michelle and her girlfriend escape.
Casting
Marie-Pierre Castel who starred in Rollin's previous films La Vampire NueLa Vampire Nue
La Vampire Nue is a 1970 film directed by Jean Rollin and is his second vampire film, it concerns a suicide cult led by a mysterious man known as "The Master".-Plot:In a strange laboratory men in weird masks take the blood of a naked young woman...
and Le Frisson des Vampires
Le Frisson des Vampires
Le Frisson des Vampires is a 1971 film directed by Jean Rollin. It is his third vampire movie.-Plot:Two newlyweds, Isle and Antoine, are on their honeymoon, on their way to visit Isle's two cousins. When they arrive in the town they discover that her cousins died the day before. Isle and Antoine...
joined the cast of Reqiem because her twin sister Catherine Castel
Catherine Castel
-Career:She is best known for appearing in films directed by Jean Rollin, alongside her twin sister Marie-Pierre Castel. Catherine has appeared in sereral Rollin films with Marie-pierre including his vampire classics The Nude Vampire and Lips of Blood and his erotic films Bacchanales Sexuelles and...
was unavailable. An agent had introduced Rollin to Mireille Dargent
Mireille Dargent
Mireille Dargent is a French film actress.-Career:She is best known for appearing in Jean Rollin films, most notably her role in the horror classic Requiem for a Vampire, alongside Marie-Pierre Castel in the two leading roles...
who would play Marie's partner in the film, this agant was a crook. He used to collect Mireille's wages filling his own pocket without giving anything to her. Rollin hired a lawyer and the agent paid the earnings back to her. Mireille was grateful to him and they became good friends and she worked with him in later films. Requiem was Louise Dhour's first film. She used to sing Damia's songs at La Ville Grille (a night-club in Paris). As the Vampires' maidservant in the film she proved to be excellent and she was given the most important of her roles and since Requiem she became part of the Films ABC family.
Location
The movie was filmed in a little village called Crêvecoeur. The graveyard was located outside the village on a knollHillock
A hillock or knoll is a small hill, usually separated from a larger group of hills such as a range. Hillocks are similar in their distribution and size to small mesas or buttes. The term is largely a British one...
. The castle had been rented from the Dutchess of Roche-Guyon, it was a historical place and was entirely furnished with genuine antiques, all of which were worth a fortune. It wasn't her castle Rollin and the crew were interested in, but the ruins of the dungeon above, that overlooked the whole area.
Censorship
Due to the nudity, some of the scenes had to be shot twice for such countries as the UK. The scene where Mireille DargentMireille Dargent
Mireille Dargent is a French film actress.-Career:She is best known for appearing in Jean Rollin films, most notably her role in the horror classic Requiem for a Vampire, alongside Marie-Pierre Castel in the two leading roles...
is whipping the bare naked Marie-Pierre Castel, another scene was shot with her wearing a bra and panties. The two other scenes are when Castel and Dargent make love, two scenes were shot: the original with them completely naked and the other fully clothed. The scene where Dargent is being chased by the man, the original scene was that she was topless, in the censored scene she was wearing her top.
Cast
- Marie-Pierre Castel
- Mireille DargentMireille DargentMireille Dargent is a French film actress.-Career:She is best known for appearing in Jean Rollin films, most notably her role in the horror classic Requiem for a Vampire, alongside Marie-Pierre Castel in the two leading roles...
as Michelle - Philippe Gasté as Frédéric
- Dominique as Erica
- Louise Dhour as Louise
- Michel Dalesalle
- Antoine Mosin
- Agnès Petit
- Olivier François
- Dominique Toussaint
- Agnes Jacquet
- Anne-Rose Kurra
- Paul Bisciglia as L'homme au Vélo
VHS
A VHS was released in France as part of the Collectorror collectionThe US and Canadian release on VHS was titled Caged Virgins on August 22, 1995
The UK VHS was released by Salvation
DVD
Several versions of the film were released on DVD in different countriesThe film was released in France as part of the Jean Rollin
Jean Rollin
Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil was a French film director, actor, and novelist best known for his films in the fantastique genre such as the vampire film Le Viol du Vampire and the first French gore film Les Raisins de la Mort .-Early life:Jean Rollin was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine , France to...
collection on 24 June 2004 and the extras include: an interview with Jean Rollin
Jean Rollin
Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil was a French film director, actor, and novelist best known for his films in the fantastique genre such as the vampire film Le Viol du Vampire and the first French gore film Les Raisins de la Mort .-Early life:Jean Rollin was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine , France to...
biography and filmography
For the US and Canadian DVD release the film was re-titled to Requiem for a Vampire, the film was released on March 30, 1999. The US and Canadian re-release was released on 24 February 2009 and the extras include: alternative scenes, a 10 min interview with Louise Dhour, Trailers, additional scenes and photo gallery.
A 3 Disc Limited Edition was released by Encore in Europe in a new 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen version and the extras include: audio commentary by Jean Rollin
Jean Rollin
Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil was a French film director, actor, and novelist best known for his films in the fantastique genre such as the vampire film Le Viol du Vampire and the first French gore film Les Raisins de la Mort .-Early life:Jean Rollin was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine , France to...
, original trailers, introduction by Jean Rollin
Jean Rollin
Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil was a French film director, actor, and novelist best known for his films in the fantastique genre such as the vampire film Le Viol du Vampire and the first French gore film Les Raisins de la Mort .-Early life:Jean Rollin was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine , France to...
, slideshow, alternative scenes, interviews with Louise Dhour and Paul Bisciglia and a 64 page page booklet.
The UK DVD was released on 9 September 2004 by Redemption in a full frame version and the extras include: trailers, photo gallery, video art, publicity and a music video.